Washington:

US President Joe Biden on Friday likened Los Angeles to a “war scene” as several large wildfires consumed neighborhoods around the city.

Biden added that there was “clear evidence” of looting during the riots, while also criticizing “demagogues” for spreading widespread misinformation about the deadly fire.

“It reminded me more of a war scene, where you have some targets that have been bombed,” Biden said while receiving a briefing on the fire in the Oval Office of the White House.

“It’s almost like a battle scene.”

Authorities have imposed a nighttime curfew in parts of Los Angeles amid fears of looting, and Biden said the government was providing security from the military to the National Guard.

“There is clear evidence that there is looting going on. There is clear evidence that people are going into the communities of these survivors … and looting,” Biden said. Biden said.

Biden also took a dig at incoming President Donald Trump, who has spread misinformation over the flames on social media.

“You’re going to have a lot of demagogues trying to capitalize on it,” Biden said of the fire.

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(Tags translation) A fire broke out in Los Angeles



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